Yes it is

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-- Rhett Butler in "Gone with the Wind"

i have received my canadian pr card but my son and wife has not come yet whom should i contact ? I am currently back in india .All family had landed together on april 24 2010.

@pratickm

Thanks for informing that

'For first time landed immigrants, yes, it is delivered to the given address.'


Next month would be my first visit to Canada and I am planning to give my Toronto based friend's mailing address for collecting PR Card. So he can receive it even in my absence right?

Is the written authorisation (form IMM 5476) required in such a case?


@r_sorout2004

You mentioned about some photo specs:
'As we have received a letter from PR Card office that our photo are
not as per required specification, so we need to come in person for photo
retake'

Are you talking about photos provided as part of PR application? Will this photo requirement be applicable for first time landed immigrants also?

rajatrhode,
for pr card u,ll have to provide photo that meets their photo size specification .
please visit this http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/photospecs.asp

for correct photo size.

Please read carefully. Before you needed a Photographer for a picture. Now you will need an African Head Shrinker.

Operational Bulletin 141 – August 6, 2009
Changes in photo specifications for the Permanent Resident Card Background

The permanent resident (PR) card was introduced in June of 2002 as a secure and reliable proof of status document for permanent residents of Canada. In 2007, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) initiated a project to update the card design and its security features. The new PR card will be in circulation shortly.

The new PR card will have a larger integrated photograph of the document holder with a higher resolution than is found in the current PR card design. In order to achieve this improved photo quality, a small change is required to the specifications of the photograph submitted with the application.
New photo specification for facial size

While the overall dimensions of the photograph remain the same, 35 mm (1.375 inches) by 45 mm (1.75 inches), the new specification for the facial size within the photograph – crown to chin – is between 25 mm (one inch) and 30 mm (1.181 inches). The previous size was between 25 mm (one inch) and 35 mm (1.375 inches).
Instructions

The photo specifications section of the PR card application kit and all applications for permanent residence (APR) are being amended to reflect the change in the photo measurements.

There will be a transitional period to minimize the effects of this change. During the transitional period, photo retakes will not be required for photos that meet the old specification, but not the new specification. Arrangements have been made with the Case Processing Centre in Sydney to adjust for the change in photo specifications for the purpose of printing the new PR card.

Canada Border Services Agency ports of entry and CIC offices are funded by the PR card program for photo retakes and should continue carrying out this task when the photograph submitted does not meet the specifications for reasons other than the new facial measurement.

The PR card application kit and website-based APR kits are being updated. Offices that have hard copies of these applications will be required to dispose of the obsolete application kits and start using the new ones as soon as they become available.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english//resources/manuals/bulletins/2009/ob141.asp#tphp%20idtphp

NEW PHOTO SPECIFICATIONS : http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5445EB.asp

Where you can check the status : https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/?app=ecas&lang=en

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/multimedia/video/imm5444/imm5444.asp

Freddie.